Hong Kong?s first openly gay lawmaker will lead Pride parade

Legislative Council member Ray Chan will give establishment support to Hong Kong Pride on 10 November

Hong Kong?s first openly gay lawmaker Ray Chan will lead the city?s Pride parade on 10 November.

?Opposition to the gay community is basically a result of misunderstanding,? said Chan, Hong Kong?s The Standard reports. ?Only through the promotion of a more open-minded education will the basic rights of homosexuals be protected.?

Chan was elected to the legislative council in September. After he was elected he came out publicly saying, ?I believe the election could have lost its focus if I had talked about (my sexuality), but had you asked me about it, I would have told you for sure.?

Three-thousand people are expected at the parade which has be held sporadically since 2008. Popstar Anthony Wong, who came out at a concert earlier this year, will also perform.

The parade?s theme is workplace discrimination and the organizing committee would like ?marchers to dress in outfits representing different careers to promote sexual equality in the workplace,? said chief director of the committee Connie Chan Man-wai.

Last year 2,000 turned out to march down the streets of the city, but there was no parade in 2010.

The parade starts at 3pm from Causeway Bay and will march to Chater Garden on Saturday 10 November. ?

Source: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/hong-kong%E2%80%99s-first-openly-gay-lawmaker-will-lead-pride-parade241012

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